Corridor cold snap grips Cedar Rapids region
The National Weather Service reports Cedar Rapids stays bitterly cold with minus 5 degree overnight lows and a daytime high near 13. Wind chills reach minus 20. A brief warmup is forecast Thursday with highs around 24 and a potential 40s by Sunday.
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Hiawatha Library vandalized by rock attack
Police investigated after rocks damaged two windows at the Hiawatha Public Library on Willman Street overnight. Assistant director Pat Struttmann described the incident as harming a resource for many residents. A rock remained in the right side window sill. The damage occurred after 4 p.m. Sunday with added patrols promised.
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Solon man seeks move for animal neglect trial
Dennis Mitchell, attorney for John Reilly of Solon, asks to relocate his client’s Jan 14 trial in Johnson County. Reilly faces two counts of animal neglect and one of livestock neglect after investigators seized 58 dogs, 19 goats and a goose from two homes. Some goats died. Reilly’s wife Malinda Dittberner, 83, pleaded guilty in October with a suspended 30 day jail term.
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Two Calder Cottages Preserve Cedar Rapids Charm
Bill Olinger aims to combine the two nearly identical Calder Cottages on Second Avenue SE into a restaurant with a central courtyard. The 1860s brick Greek Revival houses, on 30-foot lots with about 1275 square feet each, are on the National Register and have housed antique and gift shops for two decades.
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Iowans Reflect On Campaign Season And Civic Duty
In a personal column Linda Detroy Alexander urges continued vigilance after caucuses. She praises Iowa voters for meeting candidates, urging ongoing attention to issues and voting records through November. She promotes Project Vote Smart as a non partisan resource.
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